Colts’ assistant DBs coach and DL coach will not be back for the 2024 season

For the 2024 campaign, the Indianapolis Colts will be hiring two new assistant coaches.

According to Colts insider Joel A. Erickson of Indy Star, assistant coaches Nate Ollie and Mike Mitchell of the Indianapolis Colts will not be back for the 2024 campaign.

Ollie and Mitchell had worked with defensive coordinator Gus Bradley in Indianapolis for the previous two seasons, but the Colts finally made the decision to take a different route, according to Destin Adams of A-to-Z sports. The news of Ollie’s contract not being renewed was first reported by Adams.

Adams claims that the squad decided that Ollie needed a new voice in their defense room, which is why he will not be back for the upcoming year.

The Colts’ defensive line finished 22nd in the league in terms of pressure rate success, despite setting a new team record with 51 sacks last season, which included career-highs from defensive ends Kwity Paye (8.5 sacks), Samson Ebukam (9.5 sacks), and Dayo Odeyingbo (8.0 sacks). After the 2022 season, Indianapolis’ defensive line had the 21st-highest overall pressure rate.

With Ollie and Mitchell not returning for the upcoming season, it will be intriguing to see who Bradley and second-year head coach Shane Steichen pursue at each of those spots. The Colts have a lot of skill and investment along the defensive line and in their secondary.